The Vietnam War

The Tet Offensive

Summarise the Tet Offensive in less than 20 words: Trying to get the Vietcong to attack the Americans so the troops couldknow who they were

Why was it a failure for the Vietcong? The Vietcong lost their use of surprise and they lost 45,000 men

Why was it a failure for the Americans? The Americans could not defeat the Vietcong unless it was in a direct attack

Was it turning point for LBJ? It led to Johnson's demise and the Americans realized that there was no way of defeating the Vietcong. Johnson had lost his popularity and so decided to not run for election again.

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Nixon - President of America after President Johnson

Vietnamisation - Nixon's plan to gradually leave South Vietnam and let the South look after itself